Pursuit Exercises

Pursuit is wants in action. It’s the difference between knowing what your character wants and actually going after it — through behaviour, physicality, and emotional investment.

These exercises train players to actively pursue their objectives rather than passively waiting for the scene to happen.

Want Pursuit Scene

Players enter a scene with a specific want and pursue it honestly, learning to let desire drive behaviour rather than invention.

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